Michelozzo (foaled 1986 in the United States) is a retired British

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racehorse best known for winning the 1989

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(run that year at

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because the

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course was deemed unsafe due to subsidence) under jockey

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. Raced by Charles A. B. St-George, who had owned the great Ardross, Michelozzo was trained by

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References

Michelozzo's pedigree and partial racing stats
1986 racehorse births Racehorses bred in the United States Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 8-c St Leger winners {{Racehorse-stub